JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY
VOLTA PRESENTATION
JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
On 20 December 1909, with help from
friends in Trieste, James Joyce opened
the Cinematograph Volta Cinema
on Mary Street in Dublin. Nearly a
century later, in 2007, Jameson Dublin
International Film Festival established the
Volta Award to recognise individuals who
have made a significant contribution to
the world of cinema.
The Volta Awards have drawn some of
the biggest names in film to our shores,
including actors like Al Pacino and
Martin Sheen, directors such as François
Ozon and Paolo Sorrentino, and a host
of famous industry names. Last year’s
prestigious recipients were composer
Ennio Morricone, actor-director Danny
DeVito, actor Tim Roth, director Costa-
Gavras and writer-director Joss Whedon.
We are delighted to welcome Peter
Morgan to Dublin for the presentation
of his 2014 Volta Award and a special
screening of Frost/Nixon.
receiving nominations in five categories
at the 2013 Olivier Awards. His previous
play, the Olivier and Tony Awardnominated
Frost/Nixon, received critical
acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic
before being adapted into the Academy
Award®-nominated film of the same name.
Morgan’s many film credits include the
award-winning The Last King of Scotland,
which won the BAFTA Award for Best
Adapted Screenplay; The Damned United;
and Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter, which
starred Matt Damon. Morgan’s upcoming
credits include the Hugh Hefner biopic
Playboy, which is in development with
Warner Bros. Pictures; and the television
movie Christopher Jefferies, to be directed
by Roger Mitchell. Morgan’s extensive
television credits include the BAFTA
Award-winning The Deal; The Special
Relationship, which is the first part of
Morgan’s Tony Blair trilogy; and the
multi-award-winning Longford.
Peter Morgan is an international awardwinning
writer for stage, screen and film.
In addition to receiving Oscar®, Golden
Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for
his screenplays for Stephen Frears’ The
Queen, Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon and,
most recently, Howard’s Rush, Morgan
has won a host of international awards.
His most recent play, The Audience, which
starred Mirren, was a West End smash hit,
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